UJCCOct 24, 20201 minOur 4 Retired ReverendsUJCC has been blessed by the presence, support, love, and ministry of four retired pastors over the years: Rev. Hope Kawashima, Rev. Mas...
UJCCOct 23, 20201 minRev. Ken SaitoRev. Ken Saito was UJCC’s Nichigo (Japanese language) pastor from 1990-1995. He served our community with his wife Linda. We are grateful...
UJCCOct 22, 20201 minA Word from Rev. RogerRev. Roger Morimoto (pictured here) served Christ United Methodist Church and then UJCC from 1990-2001. He was the pastor who brought...
UJCCOct 21, 20201 minWe Love Our Nichigo-bu!Our Nichigo-Bu, UJCC’s Japanese-speaking ministry, has a long history of serving God. They have enjoyed retreats with other Nichigo-bu,...
UJCCOct 20, 20201 minUnited Methodist Fellowship ChurchThe United Methodist Fellowship Church, known affectionately as Reedley Fellowship Church, was faithful in ministry from 1954-2015. The...
UJCCOct 19, 20201 minSelma FellowshipThe Selma Fellowship had a long history of relationship between the Christians and Buddhist communities in Selma. They shared a building...
UJCCOct 18, 20201 minCelebrating Japanese CultureIn 2018, UJCC Film and Cultural Series was formed. It has hosted film screenings, concerts, and a genealogy workshop…always followed by...
UJCCOct 17, 20201 minWilling Hearts and HandsOver the years, UJCC has been involved in service and missions to our wider community. Lay leadership has included June Sakaguchi, Dr....
UJCCOct 16, 20201 minThousands of CranesMembers of all ages of our UJCC family have folded their prayers for peace and comfort into cranes that have flown to communities...
UJCCOct 15, 20201 min"Jesus Loves The Little Children..."UJCC has been blessed by many Sunday School superintendents over the years: Kimi Okahata, Janelle Saito, June Sakaguchi, Stephanie Sumi,...
UJCCOct 14, 20201 minFriends CareIn January 2003, “Friends Care” began offering Japanese-style lunches “Japanese food for the soul” twice a month to church friends with...
UJCCOct 13, 20202 minUJCC Poet HighlightWe celebrate UJCC's history with our Poet Highlight Day 3! Jon Visitacion grew up at UJCC and is now an ordained deacon serving the...
UJCCOct 12, 20201 minUJCC Poet HighlightOur 2nd poet highlight is Brynn Saito, raised at UJCC, now an assistant professor of Creative Writing in the English Department at Fresno...
UJCCOct 11, 20201 minUJCC Poet HighlightDid you know UJCC has raised and nurtured poets? For the next 3 days, we highlight 3 poets from UJCC. Bev Herron wrote this poem...
UJCCOct 10, 20201 min"You've Got A Friend In Me"For UJCC’s 25th Anniversary, Janelle Saito put together these poster boards together to celebrate the Tomodachi ministry.(“Tomodachi”...
UJCCOct 9, 20201 minGone Fishin'The UJCC Fishing Club members included Taro Asami, Hiro Isogawa, John Kimura, Bill Sumi, and John Tateyama. Randy Isogawa remembers his...
UJCCOct 8, 20201 min“And I’ll Cherish The Old Rugged Cross…” The cross which now hangs in the UJCC sanctuary isn’t very rugged, but was carefully and lovingly crafted. It was created by the jeweler...
UJCCOct 7, 20201 minUJCC…As Sweet By Any Other Name? The only other name floated for our congregation had “Nikkei” (meaning “people of Japanese ancestry”) in it. It was not well-received and...
UJCCOct 6, 20201 minSummer Fun at UJCC!The first Vacation Bible School (or VBS) was in 1996, "Sontown." Janelle Saito, Chris Takeda, and Jean Yang were the coordinators....
UJCCOct 5, 20201 minOur Songs Rise Up To You, O LordMany students have played in the UJCC sanctuary for auditions and recitals, including the students of Rev. Hope Kawashima who played &...